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CHAUDRON'S    SERIES 


THE 


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FIRST  READEB, 


DESIGTnED 


FOR  iUE  ISE  0¥  PRIMAM  SCHOOLS      | 


WECONJi>    KWITION. 


1^  Adopted  for  nee  in  thi^  I^nblic  S(h..ol8  of  Mobil. 

•    By  a.  Dk  7.  CHAITDRON. 


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MOBILE,  ALA.: 

W.    G.    CLAllK  ct    CO.,  PTTBMSUEU3. 


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CHAUDRON'S    SERIES. 


THE 


FIRST  READER, 


DESIGNED 


FOR  THE  USE  OF  PRIMARY  SCHOOLS. 


SECOXD    EDITION. 


^     Adopted  (for  use  in  tlie  Public  Schools  of  Mobile. 


By  a.  De  Y.  CHAUDRON", 


MOBILE,  ALxV.: 
W.  G.  CLARK  &  CO.,  PUBLISHERS, 

1S64. 


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I  «>HAUDRoN,  iu  the  Qt-rk's  Office  of  the  C.  S.  Dietrict  Court  of  tha 
'  fcouthoia  Divis?ion  of  the  Diatrici,  oi  Alabaiaa. 


■ADYiai'nSBB  AKD  BBGkjrKK  hTSAX  riiTVBS  WtSSS. 


PUBLISnERS'  NOTICE. 


The  School  Reader?,  of  which  tliis  little  book  is  rhe  first 
number,  have  been  prepared  with  much  care  and  are  spcciLilIy 
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ually, step  by  step,  along  the  way,  making  every  thirg  plain 
before  him,  until  he  becomes  a  well-instractcd  and  accomjilisii- 
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Mobile,  Juno  1st,  1864. 


PREFACE. 


Thk  plan  of  this  little  book  is  borrowed  from  the  Ollendorf 
system  of  teaching  languagps,  and  it  r'^trirs  the  child  almost 
imperceptibly  through  its  alphahetic  (Jin'rultios. 

From  the  first  lesson  in  three  letters  to  the  lust  page  of  tho 
book,  tho  pupil  is  required  to  prepare  but  six  new  words  in 
each  now  lesson. 

The  plurals  of  nouns  already  lejirned,  form  snerial  and  sep- 
arate lessons. 

After  the  vords  offivo  letters,  t?tc»e  of  two  syUabl^^s  fi.ll<»w, 
for  the  obvious  reason  that  they  aro  easier  to  le'nrn  thtn  mono- 
syllabic words  of  six  letters. 

Ntf  didactic  teaching  has  been  attempted.  Tho  lo-sons 
consist  of  short  sentences  on  pleasant  and  familiar  sabjrcts.— 
It  is  hoped  that  they  will  be  atrraflive  to  the  little  ones  for 
whom  they  are  written,  and  so  is  ill  lighten  the  hours  of  their 
earliest  school  daj-s. 

No  capital  httrrs  will  hv,  introdncod  beforr  tho  24th  Ir^son. 
They  are  readiiy  learned  by  a  child  who  bus  mastered  the 
smaller,- but  more  important  alphabpt. 

Tljo  Numerals  also,  may  be  taught,  na  thry  nrr a r,  at  the 
beginning  of  each  lesi.jon. 

A  few  ndes  Ho  at  the  foundation  of  all  good  Readln.c:. 

1st.  Exact  of  children  that  they  give  it-s  proprr  sound  to 
each  Vowel.     Above  all,  to  the  unarcented  vowels  a,  e,  and  o. 

2d.     Teach  them  the  correct  so ijnd  of  the  long  n. 

EXAMPLES  : 

-yrricty,     (not  vuniutty ;)  society,     (not  snsslutty  ; 

1 

•'•cult,    (not  diffircult :)  rcsentrne^jt,  (not  nir.cntmunt ;) 

volition,     (not  revullootion.) 

3d.   Let  them  distinctly  ring  the  ing. 

EXzVMPl.ES: 
•ling,     (notdoin;)  puddf'n^,     ^not  ptiddin ;) 

inning,     (not  runnin  ;)  &-c. 


m 


\— — ; ^ —5^ 

4th.     Last  and  most   difficult|  of  all  to  enunciate,  without 
exaggeration,  is  the  letter  r. 

1st.  A^iieard  in  unaoipentcd  finals,  as  : 

letter,     (notlettuh;^  mother,     (notmothuh;) 

never,     (not  ncvuh ;)  water,      (not  watuh  ;) 

2d.  As  sounded  before  a  consonant,  as  : 
3 
horse,    (nothoss:)     storm,     Cnot  staum ;)  arm,     (notavvm.) 

These  rule^  cannot  be  learned  by  very  young  childi-en,  but 
the  same  children  may  be  taught  to  observe  any  rule,  by  l^iibrt. 
The  teacher  who  is  willing  to  begin  in  the  Piimary  Department 
itself,  the  philological  rcfornialion  propose;!  in  this  course  of 
Readers,  will  render  incalculable  service  to  the  caus^^  ofedu- 
calion. 

One  step  to\vards  improvement  in  the  elegant  acctt^itjilish 
ment  of  Reading  might  be  taken,  if  in  our  public  scho«iter,0H5 
teacher  were  appointed  to  give'  instructions  to  ali.  classes  in 
thisparli:ular  branch.  He  should  be  one  whoso  voice  it  well- 
modulat'jd,  and  whose  language  is  not  only  select  in  expression, 
)ut  accurate  in  pronunciation  and  accent.  Let  him  feel  the 
importance  of  his  calling  as  nuxstcr  of  the  Southern  orators 
''to  be  ;"  let  him  aspire  to  train  the  vocal  organs  of  his  pupils 
f(..  tl.Lir highest  degree  of  lingual  perfection,  and  he  will  have 
led,  them  one  step  forward  into  the  regions  of  Art.  For  Read- 
ing ie  an  Art,  scarcely  subordinate  to  that  of  Music.  The 
teach  ,'V:i  of  elocution,  in  orur  public  schools,  should  be  chosen 
as  custodians  of  the  purity  of  that  magnificent  iaui^uage  -vthicu 
has  %abnit'jd  to  the  iusp?rfHl  touch  of  Milton's  genius,  ana  which 
i  Slialv-.-^peare  has  ci.nobkd  beyond  any  praise  of  ours. 

A.  V.  C. 

MoBiLK,  November  18th,  18C2. 


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FIRST   EEADER. 


PAKT  FIEST. 


1st    LESSON. 

WORDS  OF  ONE  LETTER. 

A. 


-:<a 


0. 


j  9A    XESfON. 

V.OHDS  OF  TWO  LETTEH 


it. 


ne 


ox 

am 


id    LEiSbON. 


liiy  ox. 
at  lis. 

by  mQ. 
of  it. 


it  is  ho. 
is  it  I? 
am  I  lie  i 

at  my  ex. 


K- 

CHAFDRON'S  FIRST  READER. 

j^ 

4th      LESSON. 

to 

in 

be 

an 

go 

on 

m 

or 

so 

as 

up 

do 

5th 

am  I  to  go? 
I  am  to  go. 
is  he  to  go? 
he  is  to  ii^o. 


LESSON. 


do  I  go  ? 
it  is  an  ox. 
it  is  by  uit\ 
do  as  I  do. 


if 


ax 

as 


6th     LESSON. 

on 

am 


my 
be 


we 
my 


of 
no 


7th 

if  il  bo  so. 
i«  it  my  T>x? 
it  is  my  ox. 
do  I  go  ? 


LESSON. 

he  is  to  go  lip, 
am  I  up  ?  no. 
he  is  up,  so  aui  L 
he  or  1  am  up. 


1  at 
iax 


ox 


8th    LESSON. 

if        us 
up       by 


ho 
it 


be 
no 


li> 


CHAUDRON'S  FIRST  READER. 


•5Si 


9th    LESSON. 

am  I  to  go  in  ? 
go  in,  do. 
it  is  my  ox. 
is  he  on  it  ? 
is  it  by  me  ? 

he  is  in  it. 

go  up  as  we  do. 

do  go  on  it  as  I  do. 

is  it  he  or  I  ? 

is  it  my  ax  ? 

loth    LESSON. 

in        by         go 
or        as          at 

me        if       be 
ox         to       us 

nth    LESSON. 

is  it  so  ? 

it  is  so,  by  me. 

rlo  as  wc  do. 

i '  t^o,  do  g:'^  hy  me. 

it  is  my  ox. 

it  ft  no  ox. 

it  is  my  ax. 

is  he  up,  oramlnp? 

12th    LESSON. 
jcsson  on  soive  words  Jbr?ncd  hi/  'pve-Jixinn  one 
letter  to  words  already  learned. 


^ 


an 

i.t 

am 

m 

it 

o-an 

b-at 

d-am 

b-in 

l-it 

1-an 

c-at 

h-am 

d-in 

f-it 

m-an 

f-at 

r-am 

k-iii 

,   1-it 

TD-an 

h-at 

s-am 

g-in 

k-it 

t-an 

m-at 

y-am 

t-in 

m-it 

r-au  . 

s-at 

p-m 

s-iti 

CHAUDRONS  FIRST  READER. 


13 


or 
f-or 
n-or 


hot 
pot 
rot 
cot 
lot 


ox 

b-ox 

f-ox 


13th  LESSON. 
Words  ofiliree  letters, 

ten  puu        pad 

men  nun        lad 

den  fun         &ad 

wen  dun        mad 

pen  sun         bad 


up 
c-up 
p-up 


keg 

leg 

beg 

peg' 
bag. 


big 
dig 


J^g 


14th  LESSON. 

but  fop         mat 

rut  top         bat 

cut  hop        sat 

hut  mop       fat 

nut  pop        rat 


cup; 

t.x:! 

wax* 
vexii 


15ih    LESSON. 


see. 


cat.  fat. 

the  cat. 
my  fat  cat. 
see  my  cat. 
it  is  his  cat. 
it  is  a  bad  cat. 


his.  bad,     ■ 

see  my  fat  cat. 
is  it  h^s  cat? 
is  it  his  ox? 
is  it  my  cat  ? 
see  the  bad  or 


the. 


-is 


0 


14 


CHAUDRON'S  FIRST  READER. 


16th      LESSON. 


the  bad  cat. 
my  bad  cat. 
it  is  his  fat  ox. 
it  is  my  bad  ax. 
it  is  his  bad  cat. 


see  my  fat  ox. 
a  fat  cat. 
it  is  his  ax. 
is  it  my  oxi 
it  is  my  ox. 


brtv. 


17th     LESSON. 


and. 


too. 


run. 


pi^ 


can. 


a  boy  and  a  fat  ox. 

a  pig  can  run. 

DO,  he  is  too  fat  to  run^ 

the  boy  can  run  too. 

so  can  the  cat  and  the  pig. 

ree  mv  fat  ox  run. 


ISth    LESSON, 


ilie  boy  can  run. 
18  be  a  bad  boy? 
tht  pig  and  the  ox. 
the  boy  is  so  ftit. 
is  the  pig  fat  too? 


he  ox  is  bad. 


Ithecatandtheboy. 
'see  my  bad  pig. 
the  cat  can  run. 
and  the  ox  too. 
no,  the  ox  is  too 

fiit  to  run. 
is  the  pig  too  fat 


I-,-' 


^                      CHAUDRON'S  FIRST  READER. 

- — ® 
;.  15 

19tll      LESSON. 

i 

The   double  s. 

now.         puss.         not.         UL         dog. 

but. 

the  dog  bit  the  boy. 
but  not  my  dog. 
my  dog  is  not  bad. 
his  dog  is  bad. 
and  his  pig  too. 
the  dog  bit  the  ox. 
his  doo:  can  run. 

puss  can  run 
puss  is  not  fal 
but  the  pig  is 

fat  to  run. 
the  dog  bit  p 
he  is  a  bad 

now. 

too. 

t. 

>  too 

LlSS. 

dog 

20th    LESSON. 

big.          has.          ccp.          top.   .      niiig. 

new. 

the  boy  has  a  big  top. 

and  a  new  cap  too. 

' 

he  has  a  mug. 

his  top  is  too  big. 
but  not  his  mug. 

it  is  my  top  and  my  cap. 
I  see  a  big  cat. 

I  see  a  a  fat  pig. 

and  a  bad  dog  too. 

j         the  boy  has  a  new  cap. 

.,. 

16 


CnAUDliOIsS  FIBST  EEzVDEK. 


2ist     LESSON. 


The  douhh  I 


lien. 


lot. 


gun. 


you. 


get. 


will. 


will  you  get  my  new 

gun  ? 
my  big  new  gun. 
the  hen  is  fat  and  the 

l)ig  too 


let  me  see  the  hen 

and  the  cat. 
the  boy  has  my  mug. 
but  not  my  fat  hen. 
get  me  my  new  toj:). 


gee  the  dog  and  the;  [  see  my  big  gun. 
do  you  see  it  too? 
no,  I  do  not  see  the 


pig- 
do  vou  see  the  bee  on 

the  mug  ?, 


gun. 


saw 


cu?>, 


22d     LESSOK. 
hat.        bee. 


mud. 


J"^ 


I  saw  a  big  bad  dog. j the  jug  is  too  big.    ~ 
do  you  SCO  my  new  the    bee   is   on   the 

cup  ?  cup. 

tho    boy    hes  on    a  now  the  cup  isiu  the 
^-new  hat.  j     mud. 

I  see  a  bee  in  my | puss  has  my  top. 

mug.  I  but  the  dog  has  it 

my  new  cap  is  in  the|     not. 

mud.  I  saw  the  bee  ^nd 

do  get  the  jug.         '     the  hen. 


i: 


3 

CHAUDRON'S  FIRST  READER,  17 

23d    LESSON, 
cow.         pen.         pet.         fly.  rug.         ham. 

see  my  cow  in  the  pen. 

my  big  fat  cow. 

my  bad  pig  is  in  the  pen. 

the  cat  bit  you  on  the  rug. 

the  bee  can  hum  and  fly. 

my  bad  cat  bit  me. 

see  the  dog  and  the  cat  on  the  rug. 

the  dog  bit  the  big  cow. 

I  see  my  fat  pet  hen. 

the  boy  has  on  his  new  cap. 

he  has  a  gun  and  a  top. 

and  a  pig  and  an  ox  too. 

gith    LESSOlSr. 
With  capital  Icffers,  but  with  no  new  wonU, 

T  see  my  pet  cat,  and  the  big  boy  has  a 

new  hat 
See  puss  on  the  rug  by  me,  and  the  int 

pig  in  the  pen. 
The  dog  bit  the  boy.     The  boy  is  so  fat, 

he  can  not  run. 
He  has  a  new  mug,  a  big  top  and  a  cup 

for  me. 
Puss  is  on  the  mat  j   will  you  get  on  the 

mat  too  ? 
The  bee  can  fly  and  hum,  but  the  ox  can 

not. 


r 

CHAUDRON'S  FIRST  READER. 

* 

My  gun  ] 

is  new.     ] 

S/Lj  top  is  red. 

My  hen 

is  so  fat. 

I  see  the 

jug  and  the  cup,  the 

top  and 

the  mat. 

The  fat 

pig  is. in 

the  mud,  and  the  big 

cow 

is  in  the 

pen. 

25th 

LESSON. 

pin 

six 

bar    '     map 

did 

sin 

fix 

tar          sap 

lid 

win 

mix 

far          lap 

hid 

^     tin 

pix 

car         pap 

bid 

kin 

1 

ham 

mar        nap 

kid 

26th 

LESSON. 

i      try 

pet 

pan        cow 

bit 

i     ciry 

let 

ran         saw 

sit 

.      fry 

set 

can         law 

mit 

i      sky 

net 

fan         daw 

fit 

i    ^y 

wet 

tan         paw 

lit 

^ 


27th    LESSON.  '- 
ghe.  for.  her.  had.  red.  ia\ 

The  cat  saw  a  rat  on  the  rug,  and  bhc  bil 

the  rat. 
The  rat  can  run,  but  sly  puss  will  sec  1:  ■■ 


k- 


CHAUDRON'S  FIRSJf  READER.  19 


I  had  a  red  top  and  a  big  gun.     It  was 

nojj^  bad  gun. 
My  ncw^p  is  too  big  for  me,  and  my 

top  will  not  hum. 
Is  his  hen  fat  ?  No,  she  is  not  fat. 


28tli    LESSON. 

bed.  set.  suu.  yet.  sky.         sow. 

See  the  sun  how  red  it  is  !    The  sun  has 

not  yet  set. 
The  sky  is  red,  the  sun  has  set,  and  now 

I  will  go  to  bed. 
The  cat  is  on  my  bed,  and  the  dog' is  on 

the  rug. 
He  has  an  ox,  a  fat  sow,  a  cow  r.nd  a  hen. 
I  saw  a  fly  on  my  hat,  and  a  bee  in  lay 

cup. 


29th    LESSON. 
old.  fox.  man.  fill.  hay.  eat. 

I  see  an  old  man,  but  he  can  not  see  me. 
Do  fill  my  new  mug  for  puss  and  me. 
The  big  red  cow  will  eat  up  the  new  hay. 
See  the  fat  pig  on  the  hay,  by  the  coy/ 

in  the  pen. 
"ho  sly  fox  will  eat  up  my  fat  old  hen. 


®  ...^ ______ _. . 

20  CHAUDROtN'S  FIRST  READER. 


30t1i     T.ESSON, 
lap.  one.  far.  sit.  oWf^        day. 

I  let  my  pet  cat  sit  in  my  lap  on  the  rug. 
I  can  run  as  far  as  you,  and  so  can  my 
big  dog. 

I  see  a  fox  in  the  hen-pen,  she  can  not 
get  out. 

One  day  the  dog  saw  a  fat  sow,  and  he 
bit  her. 

The  bee  can  fly,  but  the  cow  and  the  ox 
can  not 


31st    LESSON. 
ye«.  tea.  put.  hot.  pin.  tin. 

The  sun  has  set.     May  I  go  to  bed  now  ? 

Yes,  and  I  will  get  you  a  cup  of  hot  tea. 

Put  it  in  my  new  tin  cup  for  me,  if  it  is 
too  hot. 

Can  puss  get  a  cup  of  hot  tea  too  ? 

N'o,  but  puss  can  sit  on  the  mat  by  the 
bod. 

Now  get  me  a  pin  to  pin  my  cap,  I  will 
go  to  bed. 


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32d  LESSON. 

nut.  log,  cut.  hop.  use.  log. 

See  my  ax,  it  can  cut  a  big  log. 
A  saw  can  saw  a  big  log  too. 
Let  me  see  if  you  can  use  a  saw. 
Let  me  see  if  you  can  hop  on  one  leg. 
Will  you  eat  a  nut  if  I  go  and  get  you 
one? 


33(1  LESSON, 
box,        ask.        key.        Aiiu^         wet  bag. 

Do  you  see  my  box  ?  It  has  a  key  to  it 
Get  my  bag  for  me,  and  put  it  in  the  box. 
I  saw  a  boy  by  the  hen-pen,  hop  on  one 

leg. 
Ask  Ann  if  she  saw  my  top  on  the  rug. 

Do  get  my  pen,  it  is  ir  .the  old  tin  bo^;:' 
on  the  bed. 


CHAUDKOX'S  FIRST  READER. 


PART  SECOND. 


WORDS  OF  FOUR  LETTERS, 


34th      LESSON. 
Plural  of  words  alreaJjj  learned. 


fh  pavt   Second,  words  of  tliroe  letters  will  sometimf^s  be 
introduced  in  the  reading  lessons  withoin  preparation. 


The  tops  will  uot  liuiii. 
■rhe  hens  and  bees  can  fly. 
But  the  dogs  and  cows  can  not. 
I  see  the  fat  pigs  in  the  pen. 
Yo!i  saw  the  rats  run  and  the  cats  too. 
Will  you  get  the  cups  and  mugs  I 
Bad  boys  will  run  out  in  the  mud. 
1 1  see  the  rags  and  the  new  caps.    ^  - 
The  mats  are  by  the  beds. 
T  saw  my  keys  and  pens  in  the  tin  box. 
Get  the  g-ms  and  the  dogs  and  we 

will  go. 
"i^.e  men  sa:w^i?2ie  bags  on  the  bed. 
The  jugs  are  on  the  mat. 


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CHAUDKON  S  FIUST  READER. 


2:) 


35th    LESSON. 


sake  cave  gold 

rake  save  told 

wake  pave  bold 

lake  wave  sold 

take  nave  cold 


line 

nine 

pine 

fine 

mine 


dray 
clay 
stay 
play 
pray 


36th    LESSON. 


cd 

'cart   « 

1 

tart   1 

c    " 

c 
3 
0 

§ 

hart   1  - 
part   1 
dart  1 

dark  heat  veal  must 

bark  meat  meal  dust 

lark  seat  heal  rust 

park  boat  seal  gust 

mark  neat  teal  just 


with. 


S7th    LESSON, 
room.         mu6t.         ball. 


tree. 


fiiiJ. 


I  can  ctit  a  tree  with  my  new  ax. 
But  you  must  go  and  find  the  ax  foi 

me. 
Will  you  go  out  and  get  my  big  ball  'i 
I  must  go  iu  the  room  to  see  if  Pusj> 

is  on  the  bed. 
I    Oh  no ;  Puss  is  not  in  the  room,  she 

is  by  the  tree. 


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38th    LESSON. 
milk.      good.      some,        like.       have.       much. 

Do  fill  my  mug  with  some  new  milk. 

Milk  is  good.     I  like  it  so  mucli. 

A  good  boy  will  go  to  ])ed.  if  he  is 

told  to  go. 
Yes,  but  may  he  not  Have  his  tea  1 
Oil  yes,  he  must  have  his  tea  and 

some  milk, too. 


39th      LESSOl^. 
your.       nice.        hang.        wall.        give.       cake. 

I  will  give  you  some  milk  and  some 

nice  cake. 
Do  you  like  cake  and  milk  ?   Oh  yes, 

T  do. 
Do  you  see  my  new  gun  hang  on  the 

wall  i 
Yes,  do  gire  it  to  me.    It  is  too  big^ 

forvou. 
Now,  you  m.ust  go  to  bed,  and  so  must 
J         Pass.  i 


CHAUDKON'S  FiUST  KEADKK.  lio 


40th  LESSON, 
fire.         tal\e.         make.         poor.        rich.       cold. 

Puss  is  cold.     Do  take  her  on  your 

lap,  by  the  fire. 
Poor  puss  !     Are  yon  cold  ?     If  you 

are,  come  in  my  lap. 
Puss  can  run  up  a  tree,  but  she  can 

not  fly  like  a  bee. 
I  have  a  good  dog  and  a  nice  cow. 
Make  your  cow  give  me  a  cup  of  rich 

milk. 


41st  LESSON, 
love.       hunt.       warm.         roll.        play*       when. 

I  love  to  sit  by  a  warm  fire  when  I 

am  cold. 
I  Uke  to  see  puss  play  on  the  rug  and  j 

roll  my  ball.  | 

You  have  a  good  gun,  and  a  fine  dog  j 

too.  I 

Do  you  hunt  with  your  dog  and  your  | 

gun  ? 

No,  but  I  can  play  ball  and  hum  tops 


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chauiTron'S  first  reader. 


42d  LESSON. 
spin.        what.       name.        Dash.        foot.       then. 

You  can  play  foot-ball  with  me/  and 
then  we  can  spin  tops. 

Oh,  what  a  fine  foot-ball !  It  is  so  big ! 

lias  our  dog  a  name  ?    Yes,  his  name 
is  Dash. 

Is  Dash  a  good  name  for  a  dog '? 

Yes,  it  is  a  fine  name. 

I  have  a  cat,  and  her  name  is  Pet. 


43d   LEBSOK 
yard.        come.       pond.        eggs.        swim.       laid. 

Oome  in  the  yard,  and  play  with  me. 

Let  us  play  by  the  pond  and  see  Dash 
swim. 

Have  the  hens  laid  some  eggs  to-day  ?J; 

Oh  yes !    See  what  a  nice  new-laidt 
egg  I  have. 

JSTow  let  us  go  and  play  foot-ball  in  | 
the  yard.  j 


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44th  LESSON, 
lamb.       keep.         bird.       cage.        Dick.       four. 

I  have  a  lamb,  and  I  keep  it  in  the 

yard. 
A  lamb,  a  bird,  a  dog  and  a  cat.    Four 

pets. 
My  lamb  will  play  in  the  yard  with 

you.  ^ 
I  have  a  bird,  too,  and  I  keep  it  in  a 

cage. 
Have  you  a  name  for  your  bird  ? 

Yes,  his  name  is  Dick. 


45tli  LESSON, 
doll.         Stay.         here.         babe^       docs.       why. 

I  keep  my  bird  in  my  room. 
He  does  not  stay  in  a  tree. 
Here  is  my  new  dol! ;  she  can  cry  like 
a  babe. 

I  have  a  doll,  too,  but  she  is  not  new. 

I  like  to  play  with  my  doll,  and  make 

her  cry. 
I  Poor  doll !    Why  do  you  hke  to  make 

her  cry? 

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v8  CHAUDRON'S  FIRST  READER. 


46tb   LESSON. 
hurt.        girl,        feel.        Rose.        mine.         crib. 

It* does  not  liurt  her  to  cry,  slie  can 
riot  feel. 

My  doll  has  a  bed.     And  mine  has  a 

crib. 
Here  is  Puss.     Come,  Puss,  and  play 

doll  with  Eose  and  me. 
Why,  Puss  can  not  play  dolls,  but  I 

win  tell  you  what  she  can  do. 
I  She  csai  play  ball,  and  eat  up  a  bird  or 

a  rat. 


47th   LESSON, 
drum.       beat.       John.       down.         duck.       fife. 

John  has  a  drum,  and  I  can  beat  on  it. 
John  beats  his  drum  by  the  tree  in  the 

yard. 
I  love  to  hear  the  drum  beat,  and  the 

fife  play. 
I  fell  down  to-day  and  hurt  my  foot. 
I  hurt  my  foot  by  the  pond,  that  is  for 
*    the  ducks. 


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CHAUDRONS  FIKST  READER.  29 


48th  LESSON, 
take.        ripe.        figs.         nest.         feed.         well. 

Do  give  me  some  cake  to  feed  my 

bird. 
Does  your  bird   eat  cake?     Oh  yes, 

and  ripe  figs  and  eggs  too. 
Well,  take  some  cake  to  your  bird,  and 

here  is.  some  for  you. 
My  fat  hen  has  laid  a  new  egg  in  her 

nest  to-day. 
My  hen  has  a  nest  in  the  yard  by  the 

"well. 


^49tU  LESSON, 
lame.       dime.        from.       hand. .  •    wine.       knee. 

See  that  poor  boy  in  the  yard.     He 

is  lame. 
How  did  he  get  lame  ?     He  fell  from 

ci  tree. 
One  day  he  fell  down  and  hurt  his 

knee. 
Poor  boy!  Let  us  give  him  some  cake 

and  wine. 
Give  him  some  cake,  and  put  a  dime 

in  his  hand. 


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30  CHAUDRON'S  FIRST  READER. 


50th  LESSON. 
glad.       liome.       ride.        soon.        town.      time. 

The  boy  was  glad  to  get  the  dime. 

He  will  take  it  home. 
Now  you  and  I  must  put  on  our  hats, 

and  go  to  town. 
If  we  do  not  go  soon,  we  will  not  he 

home  in  time  for  tea. 
If  I  am  a  good  girl  to-day,  will  you 

let  me  take  a  ride  too  ? 
I  hke  to  ride,  and  I  like  to  run  in  the 

yard  and  play. 


5lst  LESSON. 
I  talk.       blue.       come.       eyes.       down.       pail. 

i  Come,  let  ua  take  the  pail,  and  go  to 
;  the  well, 

I  And  get  some  wood  to  make  a  nice, 
I         warm  fire. 

No,  let  us  sit  down  by  the  fire,  and 
I         talk. 
I  Let  me  see  your  doll.  She  has  blue  ^ 

eyes. 
We  must  take  your  doll  with  us  to 

ride  to  town. 
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CHAUDRON'S  FIKST  KEADEK.  3i 


^ 


52d    LESSON, 
cook.   '     tell.         bako.        that.        corn.       pick. 

Come,  let  us  go  and  feed  the  hens  with 

some  corn. 
See  how  the  hens  pick  up  the  corn  and 
'       eat  it  I 
Hens  love  to  pick  up  corn,  and  cows  like 

'     to  eat  hay. 
Now  tell  the  cook  to  get  some  cggf^,  and 

bake  us  a  cake. 
Do  you  like  cake  ?     Yes,  I  like  cake,  and 

so  does  John. 


53a   LESSON, 
read.      gave.         this.      look.        book.       goat. 

Can  this  boy  read  ?     Yes,  he  can  read 

in  this  book.  • 

Who  gave  him  this  uicQ,  new  book  to 

read  ? 
I  gave  it  to  him,  and  I  will  give  one  to 

you  too. 
But  you  must  bo  good,  and  do  all  that  I 

tell  you  to  do. 
!  Look  at  the  goat  pick  up  hay  in  the  yarJ. 
The  goat  and  the  cow  love  hay,  and  the 
I  hens  lave  corn. 


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32  CHAUDRON'S  FIRST  READIER. 


54th    LESSON. 
colt.        torn.        mare.        "wliip.       gate.        best, 

Do  you  see  the  mare  and  her  colt  by  the 

gate  ? 
Do  you  Uke  the  colt  or  the  mare  best? 

Oh,  I  like  the  colt  best. 
See  how  Pass  has  torn  my  new  book. 

Bad  Puss ! 
Let  us  whip  her-  then.     Ou   no,  do  not 

hurt  poor  Puss. 
She  will  be  good,  and  I  will  ^give  her 

some  nice  milk, 
And  we  will  go  to  play  in  the  yard,  and 

see  the  colt  run. 


55th    LESSON, 
deer.       wait.         stay.        next.        find.        see. 

May  I  go  Vfith  Dick  and  Dash  to  hunt 

deer  to-day? 
No,  you  must  wait  for  a  tune  yet,  you 

are  not  a  man. 
Stay   at  home  with  me,  and  read  your 

new  book. 
My  book  is  not  here,  I  will  go  and  find 

it. 
your  book  is   on  the  bed   in  the  next 

room. 
Take  a  seat  now,  and  read  for  Rose  and 

me. 


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CHAUDRON'S  FIKST  READER. 


56th      LESSON, 
sail.         Iiigli.        kite.         done.       wiaJ.       when. 

If  I  have  time  to-day,  I  will  sail  my 

new  kite. 
ITie  wind  is  so  high  that  she  will  ^ail 

well. 
And  when  I  have  done,  I  will  ride 

on  the  mare. 
The  mare  and  her  colt  are  in  tow^n 

with  John. 
Then  I  can  not  ride,  and  I  must  wait. 
Will  you  get  a  whip  for  me  when  1 

ride? 

57th    LESSON. 
shut.       they.        door.         feet         them.      jump. 

Shut  the  door,  it  is  cold  in  this  room. 
Do  you  feel  cold?     Yes,  my  feet  are 

cold. 
Are  they?      Then  come  and  warm 

them  by  the  fire.    * 
Look  in  the  yard,  and  see  the  colt  how 

it  runs.  * 

And  the  lamb  too.     Oh,  do  let  me  go 

and  play  with  them! 
Well,  go  jump  and  run,  and  you  will 

get  warm. 


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coat. 


CHAUDRON'S  I^IRST  READER, 


58tll     LESSON. 


tear. 


rope.         cart.       fast.         draw. 

You  must  take  your  coat,  or  you  will 

take  cold. 
Now  run  as  fast  as  you  can,  but  do  not 

tear  your  coat. 
Can  you  run  as  fast  as  a  deer  or  a  colt  ? 
No,  but  I  love  to  jump  with  them  on  a 

cold  day. 
T  feci  so  warm  when  I  jump  the  rope. 
Now  I  will  put  my  goat  to  a  cart,  and  he 

will  draw  Puss. 
Puss  will  be  glad  to  ride  in  a  cart. 


59tli 

LESSON. 

till        dawn 

moon 

lane 

kind 

mill      yawn 

boon 

cane 

find 

kill       pawn 

soon 

mane 

mind 

bill       fawn 

coon 

sane 

bind 

y 

^vill      lawn 

noon 

pane 
)N. 

rind 

60th 

LESSC 

d 

' sore       face 

bone 

'  mice 

male 

1 

more      lace 

hone 

nice 

.pale 

o    - 

core       mace 

lone 

rice 

sale 

o 

bore '    .  race 

zone 

vice 

tale 

p 

^  wore      pace 

tone 

dice 

bale 

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^ 


61st    LESSON. 

A  Jew  sini2)le  words  of  two  syllahles, 

ta-per.     po-ker.     ba-by.     park.     burn,     wa-fer. 

When  I  was  in  tlio  park  to-day,  I  saw  a 

poor  ba-by. 
The  ba-by  was  so  cold,  that  I  took  it  home 

to  warm  it. 
[  gave  it  a  cup  of  milk  and  a  nice  wa-fer 

to  eat. 
Do  you  burn  a  ta-per  or  a  lamp  in  your 

room  ? 
Will  you  be  so  good  as  to  stir  the  fire 

with  a  po-ker  ? 
The  po-ker  is  not  here,  it  is  in  the!  next 

room. 

62d    LESSON, 
un-tle.      ci-gaj*.     ci-der.     a-pron.      shoe,     la-zy. 
Can  you  un-tie  your  shoe?     No,  I  can 

not  un-tie  it. 
Give  the  old  man  a  ci-gar  and  a  mug.of 

ci-der. 
Will  you  hang  my  a-pron  for  me  by  the 

fire  to  dry  ? 
Your  a-pron  is  now  dry,  and  you  may 

put  it  on. 
I  do  n|j^  wish  to  put  it  on,  I  wish  to  give 

it  to  that  poor  girl. 
She  is  a  la-zy  girl ;  you  must  not  give  her 

your  nice  a-pron. 


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36  CHAUDRON'S  FIRST  READER. 


63d  LESSON. 
li-on.      man-y.      an-7.      a-way.      No-ra.      year- 

I  have  been  to.  a  show,  and  I  saw  a  big 

li-on  in  a  cage. 
What  a  good  fire  Fo-ra  has  made  in  our 

room  for  us. 
I  was  cold  at  the  show,  but  I  am  not  cold 

an-y  more. 
Tom  ha«  gone  to  sea  ;  he  is  in  the  na-vy. 
Ee  will  be  a-way  from  home  for  one  long 

year. 
No-ra  did  not  find  an-y  eggs  to-day  in 

her  grey  hen's  nest. 


64tli    LESSON. 
bible,     aii-ger.     pa-pa.     Cla-ra.     cra-zy.    bless. 

Pa-pa  says  that  rf  we  give  way  to  an-ger, 

God  will  not  bless  us. 
Ho  says,  too,  that  we  must  be  good  to 

the  poor,  and  help  them  ; 
A.nd  that  we  must  not  make  fun  of  poor 

cra-zy  Cla-ra. 
John  gave  her  a  pair  of  shoes  the  last 

time  she  came  here.  ^. 

John  is  a  good  boy ;  he  can  read  his  bi-ble, 
And  God  will  bless  him,  if  he  is  kind  to 

cra-zy  Cla-ra. 


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CHAUDKON'S  FIRST  READER.  37 


PART   THIRD, 


WORDS     OF     FIVE     LETTERS. 


In  part  Third,  words  of  less  than  five  letters  will  be  some- 
times introduced  without  preparation. 

65th     LESSON. 
Words  already  learned^  tvith  the  s  added  to  them, 

I  like  to  see  new-laid  eggs  in  the  liens' 

nests. 
John  loves  guns  and  dogs,  and  I  love 

dolls  and  cats.^ 
Boys  hke  to  sail  kites  and  to  hunt  birds. 
Girls,  as  well  as  boys,  love  to  ride  and 

to  roll  balls. 
Come,  let  us  go  to  feed  the  pigs  and 

the  colts. 
When  the  sun  sets  the  skies  look  like 

gold. 
Anne  gave  me  some  nice  cakes  to-day. 
John  cut  two  pine  trees  in  the  woods 

with  an  ax. 
I  sold  my  ducks   for  nine  dimes  to 

Dick. 
The  cows  and  goats  liave  come  home 

to  their  pens. 
The  carts  and  the  whips  are  in  the  yard. 


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38  CHAUDRON'S  FIRST  READER. 


66tli    LESSON. 

shall.       chair.       large.       grass.       boat.       thing. 

*  • 

John  shall  have  a  large  kite,  and  sail  it 

in  the  yard. 
And  what  may  I  have  ?     You  shall  have 

some-thing  too. 
It  shall  be  a  fine  chair  for  your  doll  to 

sit  in, 
And  a  boat  to  sail  in  the  pond  in  the  yard. 
Come,  let  us  sit  on  the  grass  by  this  large 

tree. 
May  I  roll  on  the  grass  and  play  with 

Dash  ? 

67th    LESSON, 
house.     Frank,     lunch,      catch,    bread,      piece. 

Let  US  go  in  the  house  and. get  some- thing 

to  eat. 
It  is  lunch-time.     I  will  take  some  bread 

and  milk. 
And  Prank  will  have  bread  and  meat  for 

his  lunch. 
Hose  will  like  to  have  a  piece  of  that 

large  cake. 
See  bow  Puss  jumps  to  beg  for  bread  and 

meat.  ^ 

Puss  sees  a  bird  in  that  large  tree.    She 

likes  to  catch  birds. 
It  is  time  to  go  in  the  house.     It  is  too 

warm  in  the  sun. 


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CHAUDROX'S  FIRST  READER. 


68th       LESSON. 

grate,      floor.       black.       clean.       swept.       coal. 

Has  Ann  made  a  good  fire  in  the  grate  ? 
Yes,  and  she  swept  the  floor  clean. 
Well,  then,  let  us  sit  by  the  fire  to  warm 

our  feet. 
See  how  red  the  fire  is  !     And  yet  it  is 

made  of  black  coal. 
When  coal  is  cold  it  is  black,  but  when 

it  is  hot  it  is  red. 
You  may  take  my  chair  and  sit  by  the 

warm  grate. 
I  have  been  in  tlie  yard,  and  I  am  not  cold. 


69th    LESSON. 
shoes,      quite,     hands.      while,      where,     light. 

Rose,   come  in  the  house,   or  you  will 

catch  cold. 
Jane,  let  me  see  if  your  hands  are  clean. 
No,  they  are  quite  black,  and  your  shoes 

are  wet. 
Where  have  you  been  ?     By  the  pond  in 

the  yard. 
Sit  on  this  chair,  and  dry  your  feet  by 

the  fire. 
What  a  large  fire  we  have  in  the  grate  ! 

Who  made  it  ? 
Ann  made  it  while  you  were  out  at  pjay. 
Now  it  is  quite  dark,  we  must  have  a  light. 


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40  CHAUDRON'S  FIRST  READER. 


7btli  LESSON. 

drive,      bring.      horse,      green,      small,      think. 

Frank,  can  you  drive  a  horse  and  a  cart  ? 
Not  yet,  but  I  can  sail  a  small  boat  and 

a  large  kite. 
John  can  drive  ahorse  and  dray  to  town. 
But  John  is  a  man,  and  he  can  do  what 

I  can  not. 
I  have  u-  small  dog-cart,  and  Dash  and  I 

bring  wood  in  it. 
A  bird  has  made  her  nest  in  the  tall  grass 

in  the  woods. 
Let  us  go  and  see  it.     It  is  full  of  small 

green  eggs. 
I  do  not  think  the  eggs  are  green,  I  think 

they  are  blue.  • 


71st   LESSON, 
climb,      flock,     fence,      sheep,      touch,     drove. 

Do  you  like  to  clijmb  trees  and-  see  the 

birds^  nests.    ' 
Yes  ;  but  I  do  not  touch  the  birds,  I  look 

at  the  eggs. 
Rose  can  clijnb  a  fence,  but  she  can  not 

climb  a  tree. 
She  saw  a  large  flock  of  sheep  come  in 

the  yard  to-day. 
The  dogs  ran  at  the  sheep,  and  drove 

them  in  the  pen. 


'S 


R ' s 

CHAUDRON'S  FIRST  READER.  41 


The  ducks,  the  goats,  and  the  cows  all 
ran  too. 

Dick  drove  our  large  black  horse  to  town 
^      to-day. 

Do  you  think  he  will  bring  us  some-thing 
nice  from  town  ? 


72d    LESSON, 
wbicli.      shelf,      place.       spoil.      leave.       none. 

John,  which  book  shall  I  bring  you 
to  read  now  ? 

Bring  me  the  green  book  from  the 
book-shelf. 

I  do  not  see  your  green  book.    Where 
is  it? 

When  I  left  the  house,  I  put  it  on  the 
chair. 

A  chair  is  no  place  on  which  to  leave 
books. 

If  you  spoil  your  books,  you  will  have 
none  to  read. 


And  if  Anne  spoils  her  d(^,  she  will 
have  none  to  play  with. 


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42 

CHAUDRON'S  FIRST  READER. 

<^ 

73d    LESSON. 

crush 

taste 

blank 

grain 

slate 

brush 

waste 

flank 

brain 

plate 

flush 

haste 

thank 

chain 

grate 

blush 

baste 

drank 

train 

state . 

plush 

paste 

crank 

drain 

crate 

74tli    LESSON. 

crave 

shock 

brown 

swine 

stick 

brave 

crock 

frown 

thine 

brick 

slave 

frock 

drown 

brine 

quick 

grave 

clock 

crown 

twine 

thick 

shave 

block 

clown 

shine 

trick 

75th     LESSON. 

storm.      night.       cloud,      clear,      fruit.       grow. 

I  SQC  a  black  cloud  in  the  sky.     We  will 

have  a  storm.       "" 
Shut  the  door  to  keep  out  the  rain  and 

the  cold. 
Rain  will  make  the  trees  and  the  fruit 

grow. 
Will  rain  make  Puss  gtow  ?     No,  but  it 

will  make  figs  groTV. 
I  like  to  hear  it  rain  at  night  when  I  am 

in  bed. 
But  in  the  day-light,  I  love  to  see  the  sun 
'■-         shine.:^. 
iSTow  the  sky  is  black  no  more,  it  is  quite 

clear. 

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CHAUDRON'S  FIRST  READER.  43 


76th    LESSON, 
there,     world,     brown,      seems,     sweet.     James. 

There  is  Rose  ;  she  has  on  a  dark  brown 

cloak. 
Rose  has  a  sweet  face  ;  she  is  a  good  girl. 
So  is  Bell.     Bell  has  hvrge  black  eyes, 
And  they  seem  to  laugh  when  she  looks 

at  you. 
And  Anne,  with   her  sweet  grey  eyes, 

seems  to  love  all  the  world. 
If  we  are  kind  and  good,  all  the  world 

will  love  us. 
James  is  a  good  boy,  and  at  home  we  all 

love  him. 


77th    LESSON. 
horse,     proud,     field,     white,     throw,     break. 

I  like  to  see  a  fine  horse  run  in  a  field. 

He  likes  to  kick  up  his  heels,  and  throw 
back  his  head, 

And  he  looks  so  proud  and  so  glad  and  free.- 

My  horse  is  a  brown  bay  with  a  black 
mane. 

And  mine  is  white,  and  I  call  him  Snow- 
drop. 

I  love  to  catch  him  in  the  field  and  ride 
him. 

I  saw  a  horse  break  a  cart  to-day. 


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44                   CHAUDRONS  FIRST  READER.                        ] 

. 

78th    LESSON. 

blame 

grist 

make 

frame 

twist 

flake 

shame 

whist 

brake 

flame 

whisk 

shake 

sperm 

brisk 

quake 

^  thorn 
shorn 

pound 
found 

H 

store 

Bound , 

3 

o 
a 

shore 

bound 

o   . 

^  snore 

round  ' 

79th    LESSON. 

trick 

steam 

might 

brick 

cream 

fight 

quick 
prick 
stick 

droam 
bream 
gleam 

sight 
right 
night 

crash 

chink 

gnash 
flash 

drink 
brink 

trash 

clink 

clash 

s " — 

sUnk 

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CHAUDRON'S  FIRST  READER,  45 


PART  FOURTH, 


SOth    LESSON. 
'Words  of  five  letters  with  the  additiox  6f  s. 


The  grates  are  clean,  and  the  floors 
are  swept. 

The  chairs  are  in  the  house  in  the 
rooms. 

The  Ughts  are  out,  and  the  place  is 
dark. 

The  clouds  are  black,  and  it  will  soon 
rain. 

The  warm  cloaks  are  on  the  shelf  in 
my  room. 

I  saw  two  droves  of  sheep  on  the 
road  to-day. 

I  think  that  cakes  and  figs  are  nice 
things  to  eat. 


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46  CHAUDRON'S   FIRST   READER. 


« 


PART    FIFTH. 


8l8t     LESSON. 

SIMPLE    WORDS   OF    TWO    SYLLABLES    AND    OF    SIX 
LETTERS. 

Ma-ry,  jna-ma.  bas-ket. 

wa-ter.  8U-gar.  ver-y. 

Ma-ry  has  a  nice  bas-ket   to  hold  ber 
work. 

Ma-ry  can  put  her  doll  and  mine  in  ber 
bas-ket 

Give  me  some  su-gar,  ma-ma,  to  put  in 
my  tea. 

Rose  has  a  small  bas-ket  made  all  of 
eu-gar. 

Of  su-gar  ?    Then  her  bas-ket  must  be 
good  to  eat 

John,  do  you  like  to  sail  in  a  boat  on 
the  wa-ter  ? 

Oh  yes,  John  has  been  to  sail  and  he 
likes  it  very  much. 


CIIAUDROX'S   FIRST   RE.4JDER.  47 


82d    LESSON. 
ta-ble.  ap-ple.   hua-gry.   bis-cuit.   but-ter.  man-y. 

Jane,  set  the  ta-ble,  for  we  are  hun-gry. 
And  bring  us  Some  bread,  and  some  wa- 
ter to  drink. 
Will  you  have  some  fresh  but-ter  with 

your  bread  ? 
And  an  apple  too  ?     I  have  some  in  my 

bas-ket. 
Oh  yes,  and  a  bis-cuit  too,  if  you   will 

give  us  one^ 
So  you  will  have  an  ap-ple,  a  bis-cuit. 

some  bread  and  but-ter. 
How  ver-y  good  you  are,  Ma-ma,  to  give 

us  so  man-y  things. 
Do  you  thiak  so?     Then  you  must  be 

ver-y  good  to  Ma-ma  too. 


83d  LESSON. 

cof-fee.    po-ny.   Ics-soii.  school,   prct-ty.    din-ner. 

I  like  ray  cof-fee  ver-y  sweet,  will  you 

give  me  some  more  su-gar  ? 
Yes,  my  dear,  and  then  you  must  go. and 

learn  your  les-son. 
You  have  a  ver-y  pret-ty  book  to  learn 

your  les-son  in. 
See  what  a  pret-ty  po-ny  Frank  rides 

down  the  lane. 


iS  CHAUDRON'S   FIRST  READER. 


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Where  has  Frank  been  to-day  ?     He  has 

been  to  school. 
And  when  school  is  out,  he  goes  home  to 

get  his-^in-ner. 
Well,  I  think  it  quite  nice  to  ride  from 

school  on  a  po-ny. 


84tli   LESSON., 
sto-ry.  lit-tle.    ba-ker.    af-ter.   sup-per.  mar-ble. 

James,  come  to  me,  my  dear,  and  I  will 

tell  you  a  pret-ty  sto-ry. 
And  then  you  shall  go  to  the  ba-ker,  and 

get  some  bread. 
May  I  get  some  cake  and  rusk  for  our 

sup-per,  Ma-ina  ? 
Yes,  but  do  not  stay  long ;  lit-tle  hoys 

must  not  be  out  af-ter  dark. 
May  I  bring  lit-tle  Dick  home  to  take 

sup-per  with  us? 
Yes,  and  you  may  take  some  fresh  but-ter 

to  the  lame  bo}^ 
Poor  boy !  I  will  stay  a  lit-tle  while  and 

play  mar-bles  with  him. 


85th  LESSON. 
Em-ma.   ev-er   cot-ton.    ne-gro.   planner.  Dix-i6 

Em-ma,  have  you  ev-er  been  in  a  large 
cot-ton  field  ? 


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CHAUDRON'S  FIRST  READER.  49 


Oh  yes,  and  the  cot-ton  bolls  looks  as 

white  as  snow. 
The .  cot-ton  plan-ter  lives  on-ly  in  the 

South. 
Did  you  ev-er  hear  the  ne-gro  men  sing 

Dix-ie  ? 
Oh  yes,  and  I  have  seen  them  pick  cot-ton 

too. 
They  have  a  large   bas-ket  to  put  the 

cot-ton  in. 
Cot-ton  is  as  pret-ty  as  snow,  but  it  is 

worth  a  great  deal  more. 


8Gtli  LESSON, 
bet-ter.     in-to.     sis-ter.     ba-sin.     un-til.     cous-in. 

In  the  South  we  make  cot-ton,  su-gar, 

rice  and  cof-fee. 
And  we  make  corn,  too,  for  in  the  South 

we  like  corn  bread.    ' 
Em-ma  likes  corn  bread  bet-ter  than  she 

does  ba-ker's  bread. 
Stay  here,  James,  by  your  lit-tle  sis-ter, 

un-til  I  come  back. 
I  must  go  into  the  house,  but  I  will  be 

back  in  a  lit-tle  while. 
I  must  fill  this  ba-sin  with  wa-ter  to  wash 

my  hands. 
Tell  my  lit-tle  cous-in  Ma-ry  to  come  here 

and  play  with  me. 

K '■ a 


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50  CHAUDRON'S  FIRST  REAX>ER. 


87tU     LESSON. 
so-fa.     dol-lar.     la-zy.     bought,     tired,     can-dy. 

Come,  lit-tle  Ann,  and  sit  by  me  on  this 

large  so-fa. 
Ann  and  Ma-ma.  feel  very  la-2;y,  and  they 

want  to  rest.  -^ 

We  are  not  la-zy,  Ma-ma  j  we  are  tired 

with  our  long  walk. 
That  is  true,  my  dear  ;  to  be  la-zy  and  to 

be  tired  are  not  the  same  thing. 
What  did  you  buy  with  the  dol-lar  I  gav^ 

you  to-day? 
I  bought  some  can-dy  for  Rose,  and  a 

whip  for  Dick. 
And  I  bought  some  cakes  for  the  poor 

boy  that  is  sick. 


88th  LESSON.     * 
pan-cake,  flow-er.   spi-der.   gru-el.  la-dy.  doc-tor. 

Jane,  tell  the  cook  to  make  pan-cakes  for 

din-ner. 
I  saw  a  large  black  spi-der  on  the  wall 

to-day. 
I  met  a  la-dy  in  town  with  pret-ty  black 

eyes. 
She  had  a  flow-er  in*.her  hand,  and  she 

gave  it  to  me. 
I  put  it  in  my  bas-ket,  and  will  take  it 

home  to  sis-ter.  ^ 


s- 


CHAUDRON'S  FIRST  READER. 


51 


When  lit- tie  boys  are  sick,  we  feed  them 
on  gru-el. 

And  we  send  for   the  doc-tor  to  make 
them  well. 


89th 

LESSON. 

na-vy 

« 

'  pa-per 

^san-dy 

ro-sy 

ta-per 

dan-dy 

ho-ly 

0) 

o    - 
□ 

ca-per 

han-dy 

po -sy 

3 
o 

c 

sa-fer 

ban-dy 

co-sy 

2 

^  ra-zor 

can-dy 

pen-ny 

M 

'cop-per 

ben 

-ny 

1 

hop-per 

sun 

-ny 

o 

c 

prop-er 

fun 

-ny 

3 
O 

let-ter 

ma- 

^y 

O 

^  set-ter 

. 

90th 

LESSON. 

sor-ry 

can 

-non 

pock-et 

« 

'  0-ver 

jol-ly 

lin- 

en 

dock-et 

2 

nev-er 

fol-ly 

cab 

-in 

lock-et 

o 

riv-er 

sal-ly 

sat- 

in 

rock-et 

c 

3 

liv-er 

hiMy 

lat- 

in 

socket 

O 

c 

p 

giv-er 

sil-ly 

mat-in' 

jack-et 

p^ 

gun-ner 

dfi 


52  CHAUDRON'S  FIRST  READER. 


-a 


91st  LESSON. 


O/i  some  of  the  preceding  words. 


Eose  is  a  han-dy  girl,  she  has  made 
her  doll  a  sat-in  dress. 

A  gun-ner  is  a  man  who  fires  off 
can-non. 

I  was  in  the  cab-in  of  a  boat  on  the 
riv-er. 

I  had  not  a  pen-ny  in  my  pock-et,  and 
I  was  quite  sor-ry. 

I  ne-ver  saw  such  a  jol-ly,  fun-ny  boy 
as  Tom. 

Give  me  a  piece  of  pa-per,  that  I  may 
j         write  a  let-ter. 

|Tx>o  plrce  was  ver-y  hilly,  and  the 
day  was  sun-ny. 

Yon  were  ver-y  sil-ly  to  give  your 
lock-et  for  a  ra-zor. 

John  wore  a  Un-en  jack-et,  and  his 
setter  was  with  him. 


CHAUDRONS  FIE  ST  READER.  r.:5 


92d    LESSON. 

IRREGULAR  PLURALS  OF  WORDS  OF  FIVE  LETTERS 
ALREADY  LEARNED. 

-  Plurals  of^  words  of  ttco  syllables. 

Did  you  see  the  hor-ses  jump  o-ver 

the  feuces  % 
I  put  the  books  on  the  shelves  in  their  j 

pla-ces.  I 

Ann  tells   us  ver-y  pret-ty  sto-riesj 

when  we  know  our  les-sons.         | 
The  bis-cuits  and  ap-ples   are  all  in; 

the  bas-kets. 
The  ta-bles  in  those  hou-ses  are  all  of 

mar-ble. 
I  will  buy  some  dress-es  and  some 

flow-ers  for  my  cous-ins. 
My  jack-ets  are  too  large,  and  my 

ra-zors  are  dull. 
I  saw  the  rock-ets  go  up  on  a  ver-y 

dark  night. 
Frank's  pock-ets  are  full  of  mar-bles. 
I  paid  ten  pen-nies  for  my  cous-in'F 

let-ter.  i 

IS ' ; — ' ■■ » 


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54  CHAUDRON'S  FIRST  READER. 


93d  LESSON, 
nee-dle.  cur-ly.  thim-ble.  bon-net.  fin-ger.  gar-den. 
Ann  can  use  her  nee-dle  to  make  a  doll's 

dress. 
She  has  a  thim-ble  on  her  fin-ger,  and  her 

nee-dle  will  not  hurt  it. 
She  has  a  work-box  of  rose-wood  with  a 

lock  and  key. 
Her  doll  has  cur-ly  hair,  and  she  has  a 

pret-ty  bon-net. 
Ann's  Ma-ma  made  the  bon-net  of  blue 

sat-in. 
Em-ma's  black  hen  has  made  a  nest  in 

the  gar- den. 
The  hor-ses  have  gone  to  the  well  to  get 

some  wa-ter. 


94th    LESSON, 
or-gan.  or-ange.  mon-key.  can-not.  r^m-sic.  giv-en. 

Em-ma,  come  and  see  the  mon-key  in  the 

street. 
She  has  on  a  short  red  dress,  and  a  lit-tle 

bon-net. 
The  man  that  leads  her  plays  on  the  or-gan, 
And  the  mon-key  hops  up  and  down  to 

the  mu-sic. 
Now  throw  the  mon-key  a  piece  of  your 

bis-cuit.  > 

Ma-ry  has  just  giv-en  her  a  bit  of  or-ange. 
And  she  can  not  take  the  bis-cuit  just  yet. 
Aft-er  a  while,  she  will  take  it  from  you. 


CHAUDEON'S  FIRST  READER.  55 


(Mr/fii. 


E    ^F  <^  (^  ^  H  c^ 
I    (3^  J    /  K  ^  L  ^ 

Mg/^  N  ©<P  0    ^  P  ^ 

U  ^V   ^W^X  ^ 
Y  f^Z   J 

a^-  b/  c^  d^/  e-s  f/  gy  li>^ 


e 


1st    LESSON. 

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CX 

^o 

t??^ 

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a-f 

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t-^ 

a?i 

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a?i 

me    . 

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7lO 

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56 


CHAUDRON'S  FIRST  IJEADER. 


cx 

97Ze 


2d     LESSON. 


i^  M  ne 


al  'mu  ox 


6  id  ^o  ao 

am  Q/  ne?  am  Q/  /^o  aof 
d  de  /o  aoF 


ed 


Sd    LESSON. 
/le  eou  ca?i  7.a?i, 

Q/d  il  a  ^aa  v^ou? 

le  fi^ia  a?za  In^e  ox, 

ox  Id  ^aa. 

G/ne  ^ou  td  do  /a^, 

Q/de  ox  id  S^aa. 

G/ne  ca^  ana  me  dou. 

&^ee  9??u  daa ^m, 

O/de  ca^  can  €un, 

&£na  Me  ox  ^oo, 

GA'o,  me  ox  td  /oo  iai. 

Q/d  Me/na  /oo/ai? 


■5S 


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CHAUDRON  8  FIRST  KEADER.  57 

4tll     LESSON. 

.£Scd  ?icl  mu  aca. 

C^Ccd  aoa  c<f  Oaa, 
Grna  mt^  ^i/a  ^oo. 
O/ne  apa  ml  me  ox, 
(2/m<>  aoa  ca?i  zun, 
.ziiii^d  can  ZU71  loo. 


^e  ox  t(>  nol  /<il, 
Q/ne^6ca  c<f^  loo  /al  lo  zan. 

(^C^e  Id  a  mia  aoa  ^^ 


>?^>>//^ 


THE  END. 


B , _ » 


CHAUDRON'S  EEADERS. 


:~uri66  of  Readers,  rendering  a  Secoad 

lew  months  of  their  ftrsfc  publication, 

iprecedcuted  ill  this  counlry,  and.  at  once 

liiaiieut  place  among  the  standard  text -books 

confederacy.  .  >        .■: 

are  adopiv  '       '  used  in  the  Piftlic  Schools  of  Mobile, 
buve  been  in;  .  oesafally  into  several  private  schools 

i'.c  this  City-..  .«1  are  r.npidly  aofiuiring  popularity  in 

se\  eral  other  '  append  some  of  tho 

Orii^-    NS  OP  THE  PRESS. 

_.     Augitt;i  Constdutionxalhl  thus  ppealcs  of  thcra  : 
Vsri  noticed  brieny  a  few   days  since  'fhe  appeorance  of  ilils  little 
ba(.k,  '•csi.-n^l  f  I-  Iho  ns©  of  chiMf<m.  and  n;raiii  cojumenJ  it  to  the  fa- 
vora')l.«  :  four  i  t\\no\  Ti^acliera  antlotberfiwhoaie  in  need  of 

^wf'[\  a  V  !l  be  followed  at  an  ear'v  da  v  by  tl)0  second,  tliivJ 

;>n.i  fou  ■ :.     Bla'kamar  it  Brf>f  aic  llie  agents  in  tJiis  city. 

^' .    'lis  [AtlantnY  Appeal,  Nov.  I?'.]  1 

— Wr-   li'tvc  ieceiv<?(i  the  first  of  a  series  nf 
byMmo.  A.  De  V     ^"       "' 
lie  preface ;   '•!P1)'' 
dorCf  system  of  t.. 
impercptibly,  thnuifii    i 
Kj    on,  the  aocompli'^led  antV' 
■■  .,     vo  noTv^l'Tt  °r"<^!*i<.n   and   ■  -     -■ 
•    '•  i.ov  ifi  f:i*" 
liW^B  fir  St  b' 

.-"duoation. 

.\.:'.i  SO  mu'"U  depoiidi  d  liuve  b^or  '^-inni't;!''. 

J-  a  4Ti:vtt<?r  of  trade  ;    the  consequi-ni^*  of 

•  moi-al  judprn'-ut,  not  h^-s  than  tlve  taste  of 

a;  lh>  merc.\^(>f  .1  people  ^vho   are  as  oblique  iv. 

b^n  d-ffctive"  in  ta^t«t.     Until  ^-et  believe  that  tb-^ 

'e   and  wisdcim  wid  die  with  tbem."'  vre  (^amt 

.I'r;  Spellin?  Book"  is  the  only  SpeTliD9rT5<M>k 

'  more  thaii  we  can  believe  that  Webater'a 

i  ,     '■■a.iry. 

ihe  author  is  a  nalivi-  of  MobiV,  nnd  a  lady  ff  intelloc'-,  r^f?nem«u- 
.i!>d  fi-clal  position,  and  we  bespeafe  for  her  series  the  patsQpage  «iuai 
to  the  guaranty  of  their  excellence,  furni.^hed  by  Eer  character. 

The  Charleston  Mercury  has  the  following  notice 

Tf  the  ?o'ith  is  t<.  create  andnourih  a  literatur;-  1  fher  ow.'.,    j.' 
cannot  be;;;  1  too  .soon.     We  Uiu-^t  educate  our  ciiiU'aea  to  a  p'M 


-IS 


speech  and  orthography  ;  we  must  pxclu'l'* '"'-''  —  "-^ "  *'•.=:« 

productioas  of  Yankee  preten^^i-^n  and  t-uji  re- 

tofore  been  almost  our  only  text-books  A 

cartful,  tliorongh  instruction  in  the  rudinHty  wi  i.uvi-.il.v,u  j^  i  >r  uoLy 
way  to  ensure  culture.  We  must  strike  at  the  root  oi  the  '  vil  :  and  f^r 
obis  purpose  we  muril  h\ve  books  prepared  and  adopted  at  oa«e  for  the 
education  of  the  young  by  iJtr-o'is  who,  them-;el"»»3  tlioroi  ghK  educat 
ed  and  trained  an  teachers,  are  tr.pab  p  of  detectin.^  an'',  avoiirng  the 
errors  and  inaccuracies  with  which  preparatory  books  by  Ya  ii  f^f?  au- 
t-hors  abound.  A  great  want  in  th6  South  la  a  seri.  <jf  -  -  '-  ■  ■  ry 
books  of  education  which  we  C'.u  trust  in  the  handxjot  f  ii 

confidence  that  from  them  they  will  learu,  net  a  crrru;.  .     .    la 

lect,  but  the  noble,  undefiled  Knglish  InngiKige 

The  'ittle  boflks  under  notice  appear  to  be  steps  in  the  right  direct tou. 

"^^  been  pre ijared  for  the  use  of  Soath'Ji-n  Schools  by  a  lady  of 

^-  informed,  well  qualified  for  the  task.      From  the  eximi- 

ve  given  the  va^raes,  wo  are  satisfied  +hat  she  has  exe- 

a»k  well — ha viag  avoided  niuch  that  i^  objectionaMe  in  the 

^jrks  issued  from  the  Northern  pr«s.s.      Many  provincialisms 

acies  which  cfisflgure  too  often  the  couvex'sation  of  our  own 

'so  exposed  and  corrected. 

p"  are  simple,  easy  of  comprehension,  and  well  avran^fd. 

I'  '••'e  little  books  is  apparent.     Once  enabled  'o  substitute 

•  lool  books,  primers  and  readers  prepanvl  by  intelligent 

'•^n  and  women  (-f  our  own  1  iml,  we  will    l^are  made  an 

.ance  towards  tha  proper  itstructicn  of  our  youth. 


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HiRD  Rkadkr,  now  paKaing  through  tLe  prese,  has 
.^layed  for  lack  of  buitable 'paper,  but  will  >ery  sooa  be 
ued.  '      - 

iW^  Wc  now  offer  these  Readers  at  the  followiii^  loK  rates  • 

•^,T  HEADER, $1  yer  Copy. 

''OICD  READEB, $1  60  per  Copy. 

•  ')enxl  ditcotmt  will  be  made  to  the  trade. 

Jrders  for  any  number  of  the  Series  may  be  addressed 
.  to  us,  or  through  any  bookseller  iu  the  city. 

W,  G.  CLARK  Si  CO., 

Advertiser  and  Iiegis<er. 


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